Nonequilibrium distribution function theory of many-particle effects in the reversible reactions of the Type A+B <-> C+B

Abstract

We study the relaxation kinetics of reversible reactions of the type A + B T reversible arrow C + B by applying the many particle kernel theory, which we have developed to investigate many-particle effects on general diffusion-influenced reactions. It is shown that for the target model, where A and C molecules are immobile and their interconversion is induced by the encounter with the B molecules that are present in much excess, the many-particle kernel theory gives a result that coincides with the known exact result.